Mile 1 - 8:32
Mile 2 - 9:17
Mile 3 - 8:46
Mile 4 - 8:40
Mile 5 - 8:14
Mile 6 - 8:36
Mile 7 - 8:33
Mile 8 - 8:52
Mile 9 - 8:47
Mile 10 - 9:36
Mile 11 - 9:00
Mile 12 - 9:07
Average pace = 8:44
First time I've tried running 10+ miles @ my new marathon pace goal. Held up ok for the most part.
Ran from my gym in West LA down to the beach, and up to the Santa Monica Pier which worked out almost exactly as my 6-mile turnaround point. The sun set right at that point and I re-ran that same 6-mile route back to the gym, mostly in the dark. Was kind of tough going towards the end (especially the uphill at mile 10) but managed to finish decently and was strong enough to put in some light weight work back at the gym.
Going to sleep well tonight for sure.
2 comments:
Sound like you're training pretty hard Billy. I'd caution you at this point to not go "hog-wild" on increasing your speed, and really focus on a conservative time goal, and then run no faster than the paces recommended by the Mcmillan calculator to get optimal training benefit. Nice job on the 8:44 x 12 miles!
If you're ever going camping at Mugu or elsewhere again, definitely give me a holler. I'm a completely newbie to camping (I don't even own a tent), but intend to get into it this season. So if you're heading out for some quick overnighters in the locale, definitely drop me a line!
Thanks for the advice Willis. While a sub-4 hour time is not exactly 'conservative' for someone like me, it's not too far off of my marathon PR of 4:20 in which I was cramping really bad from mile 17 on. Besides, I like to aim high.
I'll check out McMillian again though and see if I can adhere closer to its recommendation.
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